Recording apparatus



Jan.9,1945. ,T DAVID'SON ETAL 2,366,708

RE GORDI NG APPARATUS Filed May 18 1942 '7 Sheets-Sheet 1 III" H llllilllllilillliillllll I lawman JOHN Z'DA V/DS 01V AT'yoRNEY 1945- I .1. T. DAVIDSON ETAL 2,366,708

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1945' J. T. DAVIDSON ETAL 2,366,708

RECORDING APPARATUS Filed May 18, 1942 7 Shegts-Sheet 3 9, 1945' J. T.DAVIDSON ETAL 2,366,708

RECORDING APPARATUS Filed May 18, 1942 '7 Sheets-Sheet 4 vii INVENTOR s (/OHA/ Z'DA V/DSOA/ M\ ##9111111 741 1 11111 in? 945. J. T. DAVIDSON ETAL RECORDING APPARATUS 7 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed May 18, 1942 n 1945- v J. T. DAVIDSON ETAL 2,366,708

RECORDING APPARATUS Filed May 18, 1942 7 Sheets-Sheet 6 I ATTPRNEY Patented Jan. 9; 1945 I l'a-essao s l I neconnmo APPARATUS John T. Dajvidsonand B uce r; Bickel, ayton. ailflhio;iassignors toflhc Standatd lt'cgifste'l ()onfi manypDaytmhDhio a corporation trf'Ohio llflClaimsQ. (01.154 41.12)

This invention pertains to manirolomgn paratus and, 'recorqin'emachmes, and moreparticue larly. toa ,puhchrecordeiiwherein business transq n ta y values... or; other ,data. a e mdelibly recor e b gpuncn mark in appropriate space of a printed recbifdioim.

. Inthe present embodiment of, the invention, a

t ry in hin' mec a ism isa mied olet b caif r of autogranhicf e r he e om-in ou s. superposed. strips arteries detach-L able .hrintediormaQ repmgife els .dvalnjc'ed past a recording position atwhich ey receive hand, written inscriptions 3 and are punch marked in .areasbaifing definite iilsttibhshibfto. the

printedreco tdfonm I, a e un hi eme' hen m h in dis losed i initially .set' bymanuai manipulation of elective depressible keys ,.cor,responding to, the .difierfent indicia to. befrfecorded by punch holes in thei'eC- rd form and...thereafter..,the several preset punches.arelsiinnltaneously actuated to perforate the..previm sly. adjusted set .ofsuperposed record .iorms in corresponding appropriately designated areas.

For illustrativernunpose, but :with no intent to unduly limit the form and arrangement or application of the mechanism eomnrismg the invention; the apparatus forming the ect -ma'tter hereof is arranged to producethe record for-ms shown" and described incomp anionapplication SeriahNo. 397,693f1'iow-mati-ired into Letters Patant-No. 2,307,036;issued-da-niiai y -1943 The'ohject o'f-Fthe invention is to imfirot'e the construction aswell as-the nieans and i'node of operation of punch type transact-ion regist rs, whereby'they may not only be economically man- 0rd ,forms may be presented. in registry and aligned relation in: punch receivingposition.

\ r further object of the invention is to provide a punchregisterghaving the advantageous ,struetural features and; iinherentimeritoriou characteristics and mod of operationherein described. With thekabove, primary andother incidental objects. in view as will more: fullyappear in the specification; the invention intended to be pro,- tected V by Letters Eatent. consists of the matures of, (Jor;'struotion the parts and 1 combinations matic in operation, uniform in action; having minimum operatin parts; and 'be unlikely to {get out of repair. v r

A further ;object of the invention s to provide a punching unit of compact form which is a'ppl-icable to a wide r nge ofdiiferenttypes' otstrip.

Aiurtherobjefct is t comn n and synch oniae afOim punching mechanism-with an *antogpapinc register mechanism by which asuccession ofrecthe method ofTproduction of punch identified I records.

thereof, and the mode of 4 .openation 01? their quival n as;hereina r dee i bed r illustrat d n the accompan in d aw shie drawings; wherein isillustrated the pre.. d bu bvious 1 0 cessarilytheonly form hedi nent oit e invention. t

time-mi ic e is er. quipp d h "a pun hm cording appai atus embodying the present in vention, i li ig. lq;is, -a;;detail;plan View ofthe key la e s a board on the punch iinit and adjacent parts of then egister mechanism.

Fig. :3 is a. vertical sectional View. (in-line. 3-4 of Fig. 2.

"Fig. '4 of Fig.2. i a "F1". 5 is a transverse sectional view tln ou'gh the punch setting' fi e'ehanisin on line 5 -5of F-igs.

2and 3. v a a -Fig. -'-6 atransverse sectionalwiewthrough the riur' ch mounting and operatingma ma is a -V1"tical --sectional view on -l-ine 4!l ig. is a-det'ail secnonaiviw Onliny'l of Figs. 2 and s. l i i -Fig. s isa-detai1 VieW or a portion or the ey mechanism for "setting the punches.

ings; 9 and 1 0 illustrate the transfer material" feeding evices. c wFig. 1-1 is a'detail-plan view of aportionofthe register mechanism showing th and .stripper device. 12 is n detail-view oi-the )p e latingfllever mounting.

Figs. 13 and 14 illustrate typical record mate rial-iotuse in the present apparatus and thetype of-recoicd-produced therein.

Like parts are-indicated by similar. characters of re-fenence throughoutthe several views. Dhe illustratedtembodiment of the invention is enclosed ma: cabinet :orhousing. lgiShQ'WzH' in Fig. ll the left portion: 2 (if-which houses an: autog naph ic er spective view of an assembled a-topaplanview; partly broken away; of i may be substituted for the pin wheels l.

register apparatus, while the punch setting and operating mechanism is contained in an elevated Record material The record strips comprise continuous series connected successions of detachable printed forms divisible upon longitudinally spaced transverseweakened lines 9 into separate record forms or sheets Iii. The record forms Hi may be of any size and design, having appropriate spaces for entry of inscribed records and to receive punch marks disposed in arrangement best adapted'for the particular purpose and condition of use or character of transactions to be recorded. Merely as illustrative, but with no intent to unduly limit the type of arrangement of the record forms there are here shown record forms adapted for the returned goods and refund department of a merchandise establishment. The forms illustrated includes several spaces a-a to receive written description of the merchandise returned and the reasons therefor, the name and address of the customer to who-m refund is made and by whom returned, the monetary value of the goods, and other identifying entries. Additional thereto there are provided across the tol ofthe form a series of appropriately designated spaces b-b to receive therein punch marks indicative of the character of the transactions, such thereof are presented in registering and aligned relation on the writing tablet by operation of the pin wheels 4.

Stripjeeding and autographic feature The pin wheels are intermittently actuated through sufiicient range to advance the record strips one form length at each operation by an electric motor H with which they are connected by a speed reduction gear train. The motor operation is initiated by a solenoid l2 upon manual depression of a starting button l3 and is operative through a predetermined cycle at the end of which it is automatically arrested. Such one cycle motor operation is quite well-known in the power operated autographic register art. Obviously, the apparatus may be manually actuated by a crank handle, or by a treadle or other device, and frictional or other strip feeding means Some type of traveling pin feed device isdesirable, although not essential, in'order that the corresponding formson superposed strips may be accurately registered and aligned in the recording position.

The writing tablet 8 is overlaid by a cabinet lid or cover, having therein an access opening l3, through which the positioned portions of the record strips are accessible to receive record inscriptions. The record strips are transversely interleaved in recording position with strips of transfer material. The transfer strips are auto-,-

moving slide I 8.

matically advanced from a supply roll M at one side of the Writing tablet 8 by intermeshing knurled rollers at the opposite side thereof, between which the ends of the transfer strips are gripped and which are progressively advanced through succeeding partial rotations by the feeding operation of the record strips.

The transfer material advancing devices are best shown in Figs. 9 and 10. On the end of the shaft of one of the rollers I5. is a ratchet wheel is engaged by a pawl I! carried by a vertically The slide is intermittently operated in timed relation with the record strip advancement by an oscillatory lever I9, which is periodically depressed against the yielding resistance of a retracting spring by a cam 2| concentric with one of the transmission gears of the pin wheel driving gear train and rotating in unison therewith. A detent pawl 22 holds the ratchet wheel and transfer material feed rollers 25 in their advanced positions.

While a set of the superposed record forms Ill are in inscription receiving position over the writing tablet 8 and beneath the opening [3' in the cabinet lid, the forward ends of the positioned forms are immediately beneath a group of depressible punch elements 23, of which there is one in registry with each transaction recording space b of the forms, and also one in registry with each of the value spaces 0 thereof. Thus, the punches are arranged in threebanks comprising one transaction punch bank and two banks of value punches.

I After receiving inscribed record matter in the Punch mechanism The group of punches 23 are supported for vertical reciprocatory movement in a mounting bar 21 which, bridges the forward portion of the. recording position in elevated spaced relation above the level of the writing tablet and the path of travel of the record strips. The punches are provided with enlarged heads at their tops and reduced perforating or cuttin extremities at their lower ends. The several punches are provided with individual helical retracting springs 28. Beneath the group of punches and flush with the writing tablet 8 is a die plate 29 having therein a plurality of die openings 30 with each of which one of the punches 231s aligned. The die plate is positioned substantially coincident with the pin Wheels 4 which project above the level thereof into engagement with the recordstrips, while the punches 23 and die holes 30 in the plate are positioned somewhat forwardly of the pin wheels, as shown in Fig. 4.

Overlying the record strips above the die plate 25: is a stripper plate (H, which is carried by a pair of swinging arms 32 and is yieldingly held in depressed position by helical springs 33 coin cident with the pivotal connections of the stripper plate arms 32. The stripper plate 3| has therein holes 34 concentric with the die openings 30, but of slightly larger. size. The stripper, plate holds the record strips down and preplunger 39 carried thereby asserts vests them rising with the punches when the latter-are withdrawn after each operation.

overlying the-group of depressible punches 23 a swinging" actuator plate' 35 pivoted at 36 add operable against the yielding resistance of a retraotile spring 31, to collectively depress selected punclies23 of the group.

Punch selecting'dcvices v .Mounted in the superstructure 3 of the cabinet and intermediate the heads of the plungers 23 and the depres'sible actuator p1ate'35 isa plurality ofireciprocatory selector bars 38. Each of the bars carries a coupler plunger 39 sliding through a vertical eye or guide opening ;in the rcciprocatory selector bar. By movement oithe selector bars, the coupler plungers 39;carried thereby are shifted out. of their normal positions wherein they register with the openings 43 keys 4| of the selector key board at the right of the cabinet superstructure 3. So long as; the selector bars '38 and their plungers 39 are in normal or home positions, the plungers 39 being in registry with the holes 48 in the actuator plate, the depression of the latter is idle. The upper ends of the plungers 39 under such condition enter the holes 48 as the actuator plate is depressed and perform no function. However,

upon movement of a selector bar 38, the coupler is moved out of registry with the corresponding hole 4E1 in the actuator plate into a.positi on.immediately over a selected punch member 23 and beneath an imperforate area ofthe actuator plate. Upon subsequent depression of the actuator. plate by swinging movement of an operator lever 42, all of the selectively positioned coupler plungers are simultaneously depressed to simultaneously de- -v pressthe corresponding punches into perforating engagement with the portions of .thestrips then in recording position. [The operator lever 42 is pivoted for swinging motion and is formed with a projecting foot 43, which by such swinging motion is thrust throughan opening 44 in the top of the register cabinet into engagement with the depressible actuator plate 35 to effect operative depression of the plungers.

The selector bars 38 extend toward the right (Figs. 1, 2 and 3) beneath the keyboard. There are two banks of ten value punches each and four banks of five value keys each, and also one bank of five transaction punches and one bank i K Connected to of selector bars pertaining to. leach: *bank oi t'en punch membersyonesuch bar controls the selection- =of one from 1 the group oi i'lve punchesat the right-and thei otherbar controls the selection of one from the group "of five punches at the left of the related bank of punches under the selective action of one of the" fivekeys pertaining to the particular selector bar. 7 Each selector bar. is stepped orfo rmed with a seriesof-offsetsorstop shoulders45, each'of which is engageable with a different selector key 4| oi the corresponding key bank when depressed. i l i eachselector bar 38 is a retractile spring 46,-which is tensioned by the swinging motion ofthe operator lever 42 to retract the bars 38 until arrestedby a depressed key 4 I of the corresponding bank. Each of the selector bars is normally locked against retraction by a corresponding pivoted, spring operated detent 41 which engages with ashoulder 48 of the bar 38. The

'3 and through a horizontal wall or guideplate 49 therein. The selector keys are depressible against springtension. Each key maybe supplied with an individual retracting spring, but in the drawings anelongated helical spring cable 50 formed into a succession of bights is common to all the keys of each bank. Thespring cable 50 is attached at its opposite ends to the top of the houstherefrom which afford stops engageable with the top of the housing to limit the retraction of the keys under influence of the s'pring cable 50. The lowerends of the key stems 53 are bifurcated at 56 to different extents and straddle the 'selector bars 38. So long as the keys are intheir normal elevated positions, the selectorbars may move freely through the terminal slots of the keys. However, :upon depression the unslotted portion of the depressed key is projected into the i been. Each selector bar of a given pair is common. to half the number of punch members comprising the corresponding bank thereof.

There are ten punch members shown in each of the "first two banks, which in the illustrated reeordsystem pertain to monetaryvalues identilied on the record sheetr There are only five control keys associated with each selector bar 38 There are, however, only five punch members shown in the third bank thereo'fjwhich in the instantsystem pertain to the different busi- Hess "transactions, and only one selector bar 38 is associatedtherewith and c'ontrolledfby five orshoulders 45 to arrest the retraction of the selector bar under infiu'enceof its spring 46 after a degree of sliding movement corresponding to the depressed key. To unlock the selector bar for such movement by, disengagement of the looking detent 41-from the shoulder 48 of the bar, there is provided upon the top of the key guide key stems 53 project. There is a separate detent or latch plate for each bankof keys. The latch plates'51 are spring tensioned. Each plate may be provided with an individual retracting spring,

but in the present instance a helical spring cable 58 is employed, which is commonto the slides of the several banks of keys. The retractile spring cable 58 is attached at itsopposite ends to the housing partition or guide plates 49.. In-

termediate its ends it is formed into a succession of reverse bights which are alternately engaged about projections 59 upon the housing partition or guide plate 49 and about like projections 60 upon the separately movable latch plates 51.. The construction is such that either of the latch plates may be moved longitudinally. by the depression of any key of thecorresponding bank, and upon locking engagement with the depressed key. the key stem 53 is formed a divergent cam tongue Bl, which upon depression of the key stem through the corresponding hole in the latch plate 51 serves to slidingly move the latch plate longitudinally against the tension of the spring 58. As the latch plate 51 is so moved, a dependent finger or flange B3 on the end of the latch plate engages with a shoulder 64 of the selec'torbar detent 41, to elevate the detent out of engagement with the shoulder 48 of the selector bar, as shown in Fig. 8, thereby permitting the spring 46 to retract the selector bar until arrested by engagement of the corresponding shoulder 45 with the depressed key. As the cam tongue 6| passes beyond the latch plate 51 and the spring 58 retracts the latch plate, the cam tongue 6| engages therebeneath to lock thekey in its depressed position.

ator lever 42, the interconnected frame is slidingly shifted in the tracks H to increase the tension on the springs 46 attached to the selector bars to insure full stroke movement of any released bars 38 until arrested by depressed keys 4|. This insures proper positioning of the coupling plungers over the particular punch members to be actuated and upon further depression of the operating lever 42 against the actuator vantages.

In of advantage before enumerated as desirable, but

which obviously is susceptible of modification in its form, proportions, detail construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the principle involved or sacrificing any of its ad- While in order to comply with the statute, the invention has been described in language more or less specific as to structural features, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific features shown, but that the means plate 35, all of the selected punches are actuated in unison? Upon return oscillation of the operating lever 42, the sliding frame 66-41 engages the ends of any operated selector bars 38 and as the tension of the springs 46 is being relaxed, pushes the operated selector bars back to normal or home position. During such return motion of the operating lever, a cam nose H thereon engages a stud 12 projecting from a rock arm 13 connected to a rocking bar 14 which extends across the several latch plates 51. Each of the latch plates has an upturned finger or flange 15 engaged by the rock bar upon oscillation thereof to operate the latch plates against the tension of their retracting spring 58 sufliciently to release any selector keys 4! which then may be held in depressed position by engagement of their cam tongues Bl beneath the latch plate. The operating lever is retracted by a coil spring 16 about its pivotal mounting. With restoration of the selector bars and release of the depressed keys by retraction of the latch plates incident to the retraction pf the operating lever by the spring 16, the parts are returned to normal relation preparatory to the next operation.

Immediately above the cam tongues 6| upon the key stems 53 are shoulders M which prevent retraction of the latch plates 51 through full stroke under influence of the spring 58 and so retains engagement of the operated latch plate with the locking detent 41 to prevent its reengagement with the shoulder 48 of the selector bar until the keyboard is cleared and all keys returned to normal. 7

From the above description it will be apparent that there is thus provided a device of the character described possessing the particular features and construction herein disclosed comprise the preferred form of several modes of putting the invention into effect, and the invention is there'- fore claimed in any of its forms or modifications within the legitimate and valid scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, we claim;

1. A recording apparatus, wherein record indicia are identified by punch marks in appropriate spaces of a printed form, presented in rec- 0rd receiving position by strip feeding and regis tering devices engageable with superposed continuous record strips of series connected detach able record forms, having thereon appropriate spaces for entry of inscribed recordsand contiguous thereto a plurality of appropriately designated punch receiving spaces for progressively advancing the record strips through successive form length movements and arresting the successive record forms with the appropriately designated punch receiving areas of superposed forms in registry with each other and with the corresponding punches, including a plurality of independently operative punch members, one for each of the designated punch receiving paces of the form, a common actuator therefor, punch selective mechanism including a plurality of reciprocatory selector bars. coupling devices each common to a plurality of punch members carried by the respective selector bars and movable into operative relation with a selected punch of the plurality by movement of the corresponding selector bar to enable operative movement of the punch by actuation of the common actuator, said coupling devices being movable relative to and independently of the selector bars under influence of the common actuator to operatively actuate the corresponding selected punch, a series of setting keys pertaining to each selector bar determining the degree of movement thereof necessary to present the punch coupler in operative relation with the corresponding punch, a detent device for locking each of the selector bars in retracted position against their actuating influence and disengaged'byoperation of any one of the setting key pertaining to the particular bar, and an operator device for transmitting longitudinal selective movement to the selector bars actuator to thrust selected punches through the strips in registry with each other and with a series of punches engageable therein, including a plurality of independently operable punch members disposed in rows in relation to the po-.

sitioned form to punch mark the formin correascents all the punches,punch selector-mechanism*iha cluding a pair of selectors for each row ofpu-nch members; a single adjustable punch coupler carried by each selector for: selectively coupling any one of i a plurality of punches with the common actuator for actuation thereby, a pluralityof setting keys pertaining'to each punch coupler for optionally associating thepunch coupler with any one of the plurality of punches towhich it iscommon, and anoperator device for transmitting motion to the selected punch couplers independently of the unselectedpu-nch couplers and to the punchactuator. 3, A recording apparatus wherein a continuous strip of series connected detachable pre printed record forms is progressively presented in a recording position to receive punch marks in spaces of succeeding forms comprising the strip appropriated to different record idata, Jby strip feeding devices which advance the continu ous strip of detachable forms through a step by step movement and arrest the succeeding forms with preprinted fareas appropriated to jreception of punch indicia in registry with the correspond ing punches, including a plurality ofindependentlyoperable punches arranged in lines with individual punches thereof in 'registrywith corresponding recordspaces of thepositioned form, punch selective -means for optionally 1 selecting any OIlBOf a group of punches for operation, including a pair of selectors for" each line of punches, a single punch coupler memberassocie ated-with each selector;: and anactuator device independently operablefpun'clr members, one "for each punch receiving space of the form'arranged in'rows, aplurality of setting keys for'each punch member, anda pair of punch selective devices commonto a single row, a-single punch coupler member associatedwith each selective device'and a plurality of keysconditioning for actuation the particular punchi corresponding to an operated key, and an actuator for theconditionedpunch;

* 6; In a recording apparatus;afplurality of independently recording elements, a common 'actu ator therefor, aselector comprising a reciprocatory bar, a coupler membercarried thereby and movable intooperative relation with any one of therecording elements by reciprocation of' the bar to condition'said recordingmember foropcommonto a pluralityof, punches forj'energiz ingthe selectedpunches of the "plurality to perforate the record-formin thecorresponding space thereof. I y y y 9 4.9 A recording apparatus, wherein ;a continue ous strip of s'eries-connected detachableppre printed record-forms having "thereon spaces appropriated to diiferent record data are successively presentedina recording position to receive punch-ma-rks" in selected areas thereof,. and is progressively advanced through a step by step movement by strip feeding devices and arrested at the limit of each advancement with correspondingly appropriated printed spaces in registry with corresponding punches, including a plurality of independently operable punch members arranged in rows, one foreach punch receiving spaceof the form, aplurality of setting keys,

one for each punch member, a selective mechanism common to a plurality of punches for conditioningone of the pluralitycorrespjonding to a particular setting key for operation, including a pair of selectors for a single row of punches, a

single punch coupler member associated with each selector, and an actuator energizing the pre propriated to different record data are successively presented in a recording position to receive punch marks in selected areas thereof by strip feeding device operative to advance the strip through successive step by step movements and arrest succeeding forms thereof with appropriately printed designated spaces in registry with corresponding punches, including a plurality of eration by the common aetuatona locking detent for the selector bar, a plurality of keys c'on trol ling the movement ofthe bar to difierent ranges of movement'according to the key operated, a

movable detent member fortemporarily locking an operated key in-its operated position",-an op erative connection between the keydetentand a theselector bar detent by which the detent? is disengaged to release the selector bar'uponoperation of a key, and means for temporarily "pre' venting reengagement of the detent and selector bar so long as a key remains in its operated position, c i Y Q '7. A recording apparatus, including a plurality of independently operable recording members, a

common actuator therefor, a selector mechanism comprising a reciprocatory bar, a coupler carried thereby for operatively interconnecting any one of the recording members with the common actuator, a pluralitylof setting keys determining the range of movement of the selector bar, a detent for the selector bar, disengaged by opera: .tion of any one of the keys, a detent for an op erated key ofthe plurality, and anoperating device for the common actuator for the recording devices operative to alsofreleasetheoperated key,

8. "A recording apparatus for operatio'nlupon a continuous strip of series connecteddetachable. preprinted'forms; each having an' area apprepri: ated to inscription of record data and between sucharea and the head of the form aseries of defined punch receiving area appropriated respectively to transaction identification and to momentary values wherein the strip is progressively advanced by stripfeedingdevices past an inscription receiving and punch receiving =posi-' tion, a writing tablet, over which the strip is ad vanced, punches one for each of the transactionidentification and monetary value identification punch receivingareas positioned closely in advance of the writing tablet in the'directionyof advance- ,ment of the strip, and beneath which the strip is advanced, strip arresting means for accurately registering the inscription receiving area of the strip with the writing tablet and the respective transaction and monetary identifying areas in registry with the correspondingipunches ofsaid group at the limit of each strip feeding, opera- 1 t on, a series oi transaction identification keys and of monetary value keys, selective means for conditioning punches correspondingto manually operated transaction identification and monetary a group of independently operable forms are progressively advanced past a recording position, including an inscribing position and a multiple punching position arranged in aligned relation in the direction of advancement of the strip, a group of independently operable punches at the latter position, strip arresting means for accurately registering a preprinted area of the strip in inscribing position and simultaneously registering each of the areas appropriated to transaction identification, and monetary value identification with a corresponding punch, a set of manually operable keys each bearing a difierent transaction designation, and a set of keys each bearing a different monetary value designation, selector means for preconditioning transaction indicating punches and value indicating punches corresponding to corresponding keys upon operation of the keys, preparatory to simultaneous operation thereof by a common actuator.

10. A recording apparatus for recording upon a continuous strip of series connected detachable preprinted forms the charatcer of a business transaction, data pertaining thereto and the monetary value involved in the transaction, wherein a record trip is progressively advanced by strip feeding devices through a, step by step movement and periodically arrested in record positionover which the forms are successively arrested to receive a written inscription, a group of punches disposed contiguous to the writing tablet, appropriated respectively to identification of the character of difierent transactions and dif-' ferent monetary values with'which prescribed areas of the arrested form appropriated to like transaction and value indicia register when the form is in record receiving position, a group of punch selection keys, including a set of transaction keys appropriated to indication of particular transactions, including Charge, C. O. 'D., Merchandise Creditf and Cash, and a set of keys appropriated to different monetary values, operative connection controlled by operation of said keys for preconditioning the corresponding punches for operation upon an arrested form, and actuating means for effecting operation of the conditioned punches corresponding to the selected keys to engage the arrested form in'the correspondingly appropriated spaces thereof.

11. A recording apparatus for recording indicia upon a continuous strip of series connected detachable preprinted forms, each having a space thereon appropriated to reception ofhand writ: ten data, and having at the head of such form a series of spaces appropriated to indication of particular business transactions and a further series of spaces appropriated to indication of monetary values, including a writing tablet over which the strip is progressively advanced through step by step movement by strip feeding devices and arrested in record receiving position with the space appropriated to hand written data in of keys designated for different business transactions and a set of keys designated for different monetary values corresponding to the spaces of the form appropriated to business transaction" and monetary value indicia, operative connections between the respective keys and the corresponding punches, and means for actuating the selected punches to indicate in the appropriate spaces of the form the character of the transaction and the monetary value thereof.

1 CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION. Patent No- -2,566,7Q8. January 9, 1914.5.

JOHN T. DAVIDSON, ET AL.-'

it 'is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 5, second co lumh, line 51, claim 8, for "momentary" read monetaryand that the said Letters Patent should be read withthis correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this" 12th day of Julie), A. D. 1915.

Leslie Frazer (Seal) Acting Connhissionerof Patents. 

